Felony Convictions
As of October 2002, 17 people have been convicted of felonies in the United States, with 13 given federal prison terms of up to 46 months. In addition, Australian resident Hew Raymond Griffiths, the self-admitted leader of DrinkorDie, fought extradition to the United States for almost three years, but eventually lost and was sentenced to 51 months, though he was credited for the time served in an Australian jail.
In the United Kingdom, six were formally charged. In May 2005, some DrinkorDie members were the first to be sentenced in the United Kingdom as a result of Operation Buccaneer.
| Name | Scenename | Conviction date | Offense | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry, Richard | Flood | April 29, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Buchanan, Anthony | spaceace | August 19, 2002 | Criminal copyright infringement | |
| Clardy, Andrew | Doodad | April 4, 2002 | Criminal copyright infringement Aiding and abetting |
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| Cole, Myron | t3rminal | July 10, 2002 | Criminal copyright infringement | |
| Eiser, Derek | Psychod | June 21, 2002 | Criminal copyright infringement | |
| Erickson, Barry | Radsl | May 2, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Grimes, David A. | Chevelle | March 4, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Gross, Robert | targetpractice | May 22, 2002 | Criminal copyright infringement | |
| Hunt, Nathan | Azide | April 3, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Kartadinata, Kent | Tenkuken | January 31, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Kelly, Michael | Erupt | April 10, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Nawara, Stacey | Avec | March 19, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Nguyen, Mike | Hackrat | January 31, 2002 | Conspiracy | |
| Pattanayek, Sabuj | Buj | April 11, 2002 | Conspiracy | 41 months |
| Riffe, John | blue | May 9, 2002 | Criminal copyright infringement | |
| Sankus, John Jr. | eriFlleH | February 27, 2002 | Conspiracy | 46 months |
| Tresco, Christopher | BigRar | May 28, 2002 | Conspiracy | 33 months |
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